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Work Metadata

Year

1858

Manuscript

Manuscript: Late 1858. It is the copy sent to Sue, signed
"Emilie -- ," and is pasted into Martha D. Bianchi's own copy of
The Single Hound now in Houghton Library (H SH 1). Austin and Sue
were married 1 July 1856 and moved into the house which Edward
Dickinson had built for them on adjoining property. The lines
were perhaps sent as a birthday greeting, 19 December 1858.

Recipient

Susan Dickinson

Publications

Publication: SH (1914), 1-2, headed "To Sue" and signed
"Emilie." In later collections the heading is deleted and the
signature is altered to "Emily." The poem is printed as six
quatrains. One word is altered:
5. road] way